Sunglasses Card

This card is another one of the sketches over at Practicing Creativity's release contest. I love taking a sketch and turning it and making it something totally different then the original card. I don't have any large ovals, so I thought I'd try something different, and ended up going with these cool die cut sunglasses. Great way to combine challenges. Mark's Finest Papers Speedy Cat is to use die cuts this week. I think the card also works well for this week's KL Stampin N Scrappin "summer and beach" theme. Die Cut Dreams is celebrating the beach this week too.

Materials: My Mind's Eye patterned paper, Die Cuts with a View sunglasses die cut, Stampin Up blue card stock, Hero Arts sentiment, vellum, Stampin Up black ink

Sailboat Card

I've been drooling over some of Courtney's stamps over at Practicing Creativity for awhile, so I figured I'd better get crafting if she's giving away a $50 prize for the winner of her sketch challenge. And because Mark's Finest Papers Speedy Cat is having a challenge this week to use a die cut I went digging through my various misc. stickers bin-- and low and behold, found a packet of die cuts that a friend gave me over 4 years ago. I wish I had a spiffy die cut machine, but I don't- so these will have to do. But, I thought since Courtney's on a nautical theme, what better then to use a boat on my card! Die cut Dreams is celebrating seaside themes, this card works pretty well for that!

Materials: White card stock, My Mind's Eye patterned paper, Stampin Up blue card stock, Die Cuts with a View sailboat die cut